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Massive CCRC agrees to $115M bankruptcy deal
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 31, 2023
A nearly 50-year-old CCRC that has become one of the largest in the nation would become a for-profit provider under the reported terms of a recent bankruptcy auction.
CCRCs improve productivity through digital transformation
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 10, 2023
A series of digital initiatives significantly improved productivity and reduced costs at United Methodist Communities of New Jersey, which has several continuing care retirement communities. That’s according...
Removing SNF spaces among adaptive tactics used by successful CCRCs: report
By
Danielle Brown
May 01, 2022
Removing skilled nursing spaces should be part of wide considerations for life plan and continuing care retirement communities’ looking to succeed, says a new Ziegler report.
Nearly half of life plan community operators to reduce SNF footprint
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 05, 2022
Close to 45% of life plan communities are planning to reduce or eliminate their skilled nursing units in the future, despite 75% of providers saying that having a SNF unit is very important for their organizations,...
Multi-generational mixer builds great collegian-CCRC resident bonds
By
Mar 07, 2017
From adding cheerleaders to finding backgammon partners and sharing farming advice, a collaboration project between a CCRC and Fresno State students has been a rousing success.
A challenge to CCRCs that’s going largely unnoticed
By
John O'Connor
Sep 19, 2016
As the marketing discussion continues about what continuing care retirement communities should be called, a more subtle — and potentially more profound — change is quietly taking root.
From ‘Mean Girls’ and bingo bans to inclusion
By
Jill Vitale-Aussem
Feb 11, 2015
Are the people who run certain retirement communities unfeeling monsters with no concern for the well-being of residents? I don’t think so. I think they are just like me, and many others who manage...
Appalachian Christian Village chooses Status Solutions
Aug 21, 2013
Appalachian Christian Village, a CCRC in Tennessee, has partnered with Status Solutions to introduce Motion into Meaningful Information (MIMI) mobile health monitoring. The system is being used for the...
Average CCRC director salary reaches $148,000, survey finds
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 19, 2013
Continuing care retirement community executive directors are earning an average annual salary of $148,007 this year, which is close to a 6% increase from 2012, according to a new report. CCRC chief financial...